Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Paris to Lugano is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
6 h 9 m
Average
6 h 32 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
589 km
Of the 5 trains that leave Paris for Lugano every day 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 365 miles (588 km) | |
Average train duration | 6 h 38 min | |
Average train ticket price | $121 (€105) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | SNCF | TGV Lyria, Thello, Deutsche Bahn or TGV inOui |
Trains from Paris to Lugano cover the 365 miles (588 km) long trip taking on average 6 h 38 min with our travel partners like SNCF | TGV Lyria, Thello, Deutsche Bahn or TGV inOui. There are direct train services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $121 (€105), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $106 (€92). Travelers depart most frequently from Paris Gare de Lyon and arrive in Lugano, Stazione.
Find the best trains to Lugano from Paris with Omio's travel partners Thello and Deutsche Bahn from $106 (€92). We can find you the best deals, schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the best trip.
Looking to travel by train to Lugano from Paris? Omio can help you find that perfect trip with Thello. Check Omio to see current Thello train schedules, tickets, travel information and prices for the best deals on the Paris to Lugano train and book Thello tickets online quickly and easily. When taking a train from Paris to Lugano, you can expect to travel 365 miles (588 km) one-way with Thello. If you search for trains from Paris to Lugano in the Omio app, you can check if the Thello ticket is a mobile ticket, which makes it easy for you to go paperless when traveling without needing to purchase tickets in person at the train station. Whether you’re looking for the cheapest, fastest or earliest train with Thello, we do the work for you to get you safely to Lugano from Paris. Book that perfect Paris to Lugano train now with Omio and enjoy a smooth and comfortable journey with Thello!
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train from Paris to Lugano. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Travel between Paris, France and Lugano, Switzerland by train is: Unrestricted.
International entry status: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of France
Conditions of entry:
When traveling in Switzerland, you must follow these COVID-19 safety rules:
The information above was last checked on 1/24/23. This can change before your date of travel so please review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Lugano from Paris before traveling.
The current restriction level for your return trip by train from Lugano to Paris is: Unrestricted
Reentry to France is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
What are the requirements?
The government of France has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 1/24/23. We do our best to keep this information up to date, but regulations can change so please double check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations ahead of your train to Paris from Lugano here.
When taking a train from Paris, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare du Nord and Paris Gare de l'Est. When you arrive in Lugano, your train can arrive in train stations including Lugano, Stazione, Lugano and Lugano FLP.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Paris Gare de Lyon to Lugano, Stazione.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Paris Gare de Lyon, which is located around 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away from the city center, and they get off the train at Lugano, Stazione, located 1.4 miles (2.2 km) away from the city center.
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